Inventor Ribbon

[3DAli]

HI , 

is ther any way to alter the "User Commands" default name for macros added to the ribbon in inventor?  (see attached)

Thanks

[adam.nagy]

Hi,

The name of the panel does not seem customizable, and you cannot even modify it through the API.

You could create your own panel instead - you would have to do it though each time Inventor starts because these changes are not persisted:
http://adndevblog.typepad.com/manufacturing/2016/04/rename-the-user-commands-panel.html

Cheers,

[3DAli]

Thanks Adam, 

I will go through the link you sent and see what I can find.

Cheers

Ali

[3DAli]

Hi Adam, 

once again thanks for the info. I was wondering I I can set up an iLogic rule with an event trigger, so that every time you open a new document, it runs the macro and the panel is added that way.

Regards

[adam.nagy]

Hi,

iLogic events are only for Rules residing in Documents, so it would be difficult to achieve it that way because the Rule would need to be available in all Documents you open.

If you want to do UI customisation the best might be to migrate your code to an add-in: http://modthemachine.typepad.com/my_weblog/2008/10/converting-vba-auto-macros-to-an-add-in.html

Now it's even simpler than in the article I've pointed out because of the RegFree registration: http://adndevblog.typepad.com/manufacturing/2012/05/creating-or-migrating-your-inventor-add-ins-to-t...

Cheers,

[MechMachineMan]

Adam, as it is along the same topic I will just ask here:

Is there any easy way to make the changes persist to ribbon tab changes? I just want to create a rule for deployment that sets up macro buttons, mimicing what the user would do.

Here is the code I'm using to accomplish what I have so far, however; it doesn't persist even though I am using the default "User Commands Tab"

ThisApplication.FileOptions.DefaultVBAProjectFileFullFilename = "X:\CAD Library\iLogic\Default.ivb"

Dim oControlDefinitions As ControlDefinitions = ThisApplication.CommandManager.ControlDefinitions
Dim oMacroControlDef As MacroControlDefinition = oControlDefinitions.AddMacroControlDefinition("Module1.ToggleWorkFeatures")
	oMacroControlDef.OverrideShortcut = "Ctrl+D"
Dim oMacroControlDef2 As MacroControlDefinition = oControlDefinitions.AddMacroControlDefinition("Module3.OpenWorkspaceFolder")
Dim oMacroControlDef3 As MacroControlDefinition = oControlDefinitions.AddMacroControlDefinition("Module4.OpenDynaParts")



'Assembly Tab
'[
Dim oAssyToolsTab As RibbonTab = ThisApplication.UserInterfaceManager.Ribbons.Item("Assembly").RibbonTabs.Item("id_TabTools")

Dim oUserCommands As RibbonPanel 
Try
	oUserCommands = oAssyToolsTab .RibbonPanels.Item("Assembly.id_TabTools.UserCommands")
Catch
	oUserCommands = oAssyToolsTab .RibbonPanels.Add("User Commands", "Assembly.id_TabTools.UserCommands", "")
End Try

Dim oCommandControls As CommandControls = oUserCommands.CommandControls

Try
	oCommandControls.AddMacro(oMacroControlDef, False, True,,)
	oCommandControls.AddMacro(oMacroControlDef2, False, True,,)
	oCommandControls.AddMacro(oMacroControlDef3, False, True,,)
	MsgBox("Buttons Added! - ASSY")
Catch
	MsgBox("Button Add Failure! - ASSY")
End Try
']


'Drawing
'[
Dim oDwgToolsTab As RibbonTab = ThisApplication.UserInterfaceManager.Ribbons.Item("Drawing").RibbonTabs.Item("id_TabTools")

Try
	oUserCommands = oDwgToolsTab .RibbonPanels.Item("Drawing.id_TabTools.UserCommands")
Catch
	oUserCommands = oDwgToolsTab .RibbonPanels.Add("User Commands", "Drawing.id_TabTools.UserCommands", "")
End Try

oCommandControls = oUserCommands.CommandControls

Try
	oCommandControls.AddMacro(oMacroControlDef2, False, True,,)
	oCommandControls.AddMacro(oMacroControlDef3, False, True,,)
	MsgBox("Buttons Added! - DWG")
Catch
	MsgBox("Button Add Failure! - DWG")
End Try
']

'ZeroDoc
'[
Dim oZeroToolsTab As RibbonTab = ThisApplication.UserInterfaceManager.Ribbons.Item("ZeroDoc").RibbonTabs.Item("id_TabTools")

Try
	oUserCommands = oZeroToolsTab.RibbonPanels.Item("ZeroDoc.id_TabTools.UserCommands")
Catch
	oUserCommands = oZeroToolsTab.RibbonPanels.Add("User Commands", "ZeroDoc.id_TabTools.UserCommands", "")
End Try

oCommandControls = oUserCommands.CommandControls

Try
	oCommandControls.AddMacro(oMacroControlDef2, False, True,,)
	oCommandControls.AddMacro(oMacroControlDef3, False, True,,)
	MsgBox("Buttons Added! - ZeroDoc")
Catch
	MsgBox("Button Add Failure! - ZeroDoc")
End Try
']

[adam.nagy]

Hi Justin,

Modifications done to the Ribbon directly through the API (no matter which panel or tab) need to be persisted by your program - Inventor does not do it for you.

If you do it through the "Customize User Commands" dialog then Inventor will take care of persisting those modifications. I don't think you have access to that though through the API. :-s

I thought Import/Export of the "Customize" dialog was exposed in the API, but cannot find it, so I was probably wrong. That could have provided a workaround.

So as I said, I think the best thing is to create an addin for it.

Cheers,